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南亚 新闻
In response to water scarcity, agriculture in north-western Bangladesh is transitioning – but leaving landless communities behind.
Rising temperatures and climate risks are driving cancellations, off-peak trips and a shift toward cooler, less crowded destinations across Asia.
India’s withdrawal from hosting COP33 reflects shifting climate diplomacy priorities – as finance gaps, geopolitical tensions and rising expectations reshape global climate negotiations.
With an aim to stabilise the groundwater table, Bangladesh declared 25 subdistricts of its northwestern part as water crisis zones in late 2025.
南亚 观点
The Indian government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment and waste-to-energy generation facilities in all Indian metros.
Evolutionary game theory is useful to devise strategies for real-life situations such as international negotiations and ecological crises, where players are unequal, and choices are complex.
Judgments about climate transition pathways, biodiversity impacts and long-term risks do not always fit neatly into existing controls. Asia faces the additional challenge of non-accountants performing sustainability fuctions. Ethical standards are here to help.
政策和金融
A message from Islamabad to New York: The demand for tax justice is an unstoppable global tide
On 27 January, a landmark ruling on high-earning individuals and large corporations by Pakistan's newly-established Federal Constitutional Court provided a "powerful blueprint" in seeking an overhaul of the international tax system.
南亚 播客
Getting climate finance on the agenda for COP30 negotiations is expected to be contentious. This article features the first half of a conversation with two veteran attendees of the annual United Nations climate conference.
In the latest episode of 'On the frontlines', the real estate giant's ESG head tells the EB Podcast that while there has been no pushback on climate action by corporate India, questions remain over whether the booming real estate sector is decarbonising fast enough.
企业社会责任
ESG in retreat? In India more companies see climate action as strategic: Mahindra CSO Ankit Todi
In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent climate action.
Scientists in the Global South are studying how solar geoengineering could affect their communities. One team in Pakistan is focusing on malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that affects millions in tropical and sub-tropical countries yearly.
南亚 新闻发布稿
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Middle East military escalation could cost Asia-Pacific up to US$299 billion: UNDP
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Present conflict in the Middle East: Risks and opportunities for South Asia
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
East and South Asia maintain solid growth prospects despite heightened uncertainty: UN report
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report
南亚 研究
SolAbility - Sustainable Intelligence
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2019
BirdLife International
State of the World's Birds 2018—taking the pulse of the planet
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